House
File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
HIGHFILL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
exercise,
by
school
districts,
of
any
1
broad
and
implied
powers
not
inconsistent
with
the
laws
of
2
the
general
assembly,
and
to
the
construction
of
statutes
3
related
to
school
district
boards
and
school
districts.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
274.3
Exercise
of
powers
——
1
construction.
2
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
3
operate,
control,
and
supervise
all
public
schools
located
4
within
its
district
boundaries
and
may
exercise
any
broad
and
5
implied
power,
not
inconsistent
with
the
laws
of
the
general
6
assembly,
related
to
the
operation,
control,
and
supervision
7
of
those
public
schools.
8
2.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1,
the
board
of
directors
of
9
a
school
district
shall
not
have
power
to
levy
any
tax
unless
10
expressly
authorized
by
the
general
assembly.
11
3.
This
chapter,
chapter
257,
chapter
257B,
and
chapters
12
275
through
301,
and
other
statutes
relating
to
the
boards
of
13
directors
of
school
districts
and
to
school
districts
shall
be
14
liberally
construed
to
effectuate
the
purposes
of
subsection
1.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
relates
to
the
exercise
of
powers
by
the
board
of
19
directors
of
a
school
district.
20
The
bill
authorizes
a
school
board
to
exercise
any
broad
or
21
implied
power,
not
inconsistent
with
the
laws
of
the
general
22
assembly,
related
to
the
operation,
control,
and
supervision
23
of
the
public
schools
located
within
its
district
boundaries.
24
However,
the
authority
does
not
encompass
the
power
to
levy
25
any
tax
unless
expressly
authorized
by
the
general
assembly.
26
Statutes
relating
to
school
boards
and
school
districts
shall
27
be
liberally
construed
to
effectuate
the
authority
granted
28
under
the
bill.
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